3 France players who deserved national team call-ups

#2 Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)

Laporte has again not been called up despite his world-class defensive abilities

Having returned to action after a muscle injury last month, that's the only feasible reason you could have for leaving Laporte out of Deschamps' plans this time around.

However, the 24-year-old is yet to make his senior debut for France, which seems ridiculous considering his world-class defensive qualities and how quickly he settled into English football after a big-money move to Manchester City in January last year.

He has established himself as an integral part of the Citizens' backline and under Pep Guardiola, he is progressing all the time. He has 19 appearances at the under-21 level under Willy Sagnol, the last of which was three years ago this month against Scotland - where he captained the side.

Since then, players including Presnel Kimpembe and Benjamin Pavard have made their respective senior debuts while he's left in the lurch. Why? He's better than both Kimpembe and Kurt Zouma, who have both been chosen again, so perhaps it's down to personal preference for Deschamps?

You could argue the same way for Barcelona's Clement Lenglet, who just like Laporte, is quietly developing all the time and justifying such faith in his abilities at a top club. His absence remains a mystery.